Judges 20:20

20 The men of Israel went out to fight against the men of Benjamin. They took up their battle positions against them at Gibeah.

Judges 20:20 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:20

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin,
&c.] From the place where they were encamped:

and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at
Gibeah;
not only against the inhabitants of Gibeah, but the children of Benjamin, that came to the defence of them; they formed, themselves in a line of battle, and prepared for an action.

Judges 20:20 In-Context

18 The people of Israel went up to Bethel. There they spoke to God. They asked him, "Who will go up first and fight for us against the people of Benjamin?" The LORD answered, "The tribe of Judah will go first."

19 The next morning the people of Israel got up. They set up camp near Gibeah.

20 The men of Israel went out to fight against the men of Benjamin. They took up their battle positions against them at Gibeah.

21 The men of Benjamin came out of Gibeah. They killed 22,000 men of Israel on the field of battle that day.

22 But the men of Israel cheered each other on. They again took up their positions in the places where they had been the first day.